It was a strange Thanksgiving for cornerback Dashaun Phillips.
The practice squad defensive back had just seen starter Chris Culliver go down in practice and knew the diagnosis wouldn’t be good (he tore his ACL and MCL and was announced out for the season the next day). Last Friday Phillips was called up to the active roster, a bittersweet moment for a player reconciling the loss of a teammate and realizing he’d play in first official game just 48 hours away.
“I felt like at that time, I don’t know if I showed enough, because when it happened, I had a feeling like maybe I’ll get called up, or maybe they’ll search for someone else, so I didn’t know,” Phillips said.